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COVID orphans to get educational funds, financial support for families in J&K [details]

"Leave no family behind"; J&K LG directs admn to provide round-the-clock support [details]

A day after launching Hausla, J&K LG Manoj Sinha rolled out SASCM — a special assistance scheme for children and families affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Read on for more details.

Jun 30, 2021

What is BharatNet; India's public broadband network to run PPP model [see benefits]

BharatNet is considered to be the biggest rural telecom project in the world and is an integral part of the central government's Digital India initiative.

Jun 30, 2021

Bharat Biotech responds on $320 mn cancelled deal with Brazil; Yet to clarify on $45mn routed via Singapore firm

Brazilian Health Ministry had signed the contract with Bharat Biotech for 2 crore vaccine doses in February. Things came under scrutiny after an attorney-general probed further and found out that Covaxin was the most expensive of all vaccines Brazil purchased

Jun 30, 2021

Earthquakes and hurricanes could destroy more than half of buildings in US, study finds

Climate change and population boom have made people expand cities, thus making the US population more prone to natural disasters

Jun 30, 2021

Who is Google's largest corporate customer for cloud storage: Grab an Apple [read here]

Apple appears to be getting a great deal for Google cloud storage. According to cost calculators on Google's website, storing 8 exabytes of data costs about $218 million per month, whereas Apple pays $300 million a year.

Jun 30, 2021

LinkedIn suffers another mega breach; 700mn users' data at risk: Company denies allegations [details]

LinkedIn has responded to the alleged data breach targeting 700 million users, denying the reports while confirming that "no private LinkedIn member data was exposed."

Jun 30, 2021

Ancient Strain of Plague Discovered in 5000-yr-old Human Remains; How Different Was It From Medieval Black Death [Study]

According to a new study, genetic analysis of 5000-year-old human remains revealed that this ancient strain of Y. pestis was probably less lethal than its form that ravaged medieval Europe in the 14th century.

Jun 30, 2021

PM Modi's crucial all-party meeting with J&K leaders

Follow-up of All-party meeting: Delimitation panel to visit J&K [Details]

Centre keen to hold polls after completing exercise of redrawing assembly constituencies

Jun 30, 2021

Two Weeks After Son's Death, Kavitha Loses Husband to Covid-19 Complications

Actress Kavitha's husband Dasarath Raj died of Covid-19 weeks after their son passed away due to coronavirus.

Jun 30, 2021

India's COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage increases to 33.28 cr

In a significant achievement, India's cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded 33 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry.

Jun 30, 2021

Dilip Kumar rushed to hospital again, in ICU now

Dilip Kumar was rushed to the hospital for the third in the month of June after he complained of breathlessness

Jun 30, 2021

World Asteroid Day: Will a rogue space rock wipe out life from earth? Experts answer

Several space experts strongly believe that life on earth could be wiped out one day or another by a rogue asteroid from deep space

Jun 30, 2021

India logs 45,951 new Covid cases in 24 hrs; Global caseload tops 181.7mn

India reported 45,591 new cases as global cases surge to 181.7million

Jun 30, 2021

Rise in Black Fungus infection hints at the necessity to monitor and control diabetes [details]

Even though black fungus infection could turn lethal, timely intervention with medication could save the life of the patient

Jun 30, 2021

Cold Case movie review: Prithviraj Sukumaran's horror-crime thriller is cold and amateurish

Prithviraj Sukumaran's Cold Case tried to explore multiple genres of crime and horror but failed miserably

Jun 30, 2021

Indians in Afghanistan beware; India alerts nationals of serious threat of kidnapping [details]

Amid growing violence in several provinces carried out by terror groups, Indian nationals in Afghanistan are advised to exercise caution at all times and avoid all non-essential travels.

Jun 30, 2021

What is HAUSLA; J&K LG launches women empowerment initiative, marks a new era [details]

J&K LG launches HAUSLA; embarks on new era in women entrepreneurship [details]

J&K LG Manoj Sinha has embarked on a new era in women entrepreneurship with the historic launch of HAUSLA scheme. Here's everything you need to know about the initiative.

Jun 29, 2021

Crucial mutation in Alpha variant increases infectivity; helps overcome weaknesses of COVID [details]

According to a new multi-institutional study, the deletion of two amino acids from its notorious spike protein helps it invade cells better and infect them with improved efficiency.

Jun 29, 2021

Peoples' Conference disowns Muzaffar Baig for his controversial stand in all-party meeting [Details]

Muzaffar Baig took a clear stand in the Delhi meet on Article 370 as he accused other leaders for duplicity.

Jun 29, 2021

Cyberspace terrorists fuel cross-border terrorism; Shringla calls for global solution at UNSC [details]

Foreign Secretary Harshvardhan Shringla said the Member States need to adopt a collaborative rules-based approach in cyberspace and work towards ensuring its openness, stability and security, which ensure collective cybersecurity through international cooperation achievable by multi-stakeholder involvement.

Jun 29, 2021

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